NW Sports Beat Insider and Writer Bryant Knox details past Oregon football players that could make the Ducks even better than they already are. Players addressed include Dennis Dixon, Jonathan Stewart, and even Cliff Harris. What true Ducks fan wouldn’t want to see Joey Harrington back in an Oregon uniform? Autzen Stadium has played host to many greats…

NWSB Insider and Oregon Ducks blogger Bryant Knox weighs in with some players he predicts will have breakout seasons in the pac 12 in 2012. De’ Anthony Thomas had a fantastic freshman season. A freshman All-American, Thomas was a co-recipient of the CFPA Kick Returner Trophy. With 49ers LaMichael James in the NFL, it’s Kenjon Barner’s time to shine.

NWSB insider and Oregon Ducks blogger Blair Thomas this weeks tells us the obvious. We know the Ducks head football coach Chip Kelly is educating his players about drug dangers. After all a report published online Wednesday by ESPN detailed an incidence of marijuana abuse throughout the nation, especially in Eugene. Remember, athletes in Oregon just want to fit in like everybody else.

NWSB Pac 12 Insider Jason Green weighs in with a short piece detailing the Pac 12 football players from the Oregon Ducks, Washington Huskies and Oregon State Beavers that have been invited to Indianapolis Indiana for the 2012 NFL Combine. LaMichael James, Chris Polk, Darron Thomas, Cliff Harris, Senio Kelemete, James Rodgers, Jermaine Kearse are some of the names.

Oregon Ducks blogger Jason Green tells us the NFL Combine announced its invitee list and not surprisingly, Oregon leads the region in the number of participants. Mark Asper, Cliff Harris, LaMichael James, Joshua Kaddu, David Paulson,
Edward Pleasant, and Darron Thomas. He recaps the main players bolting for the money and PRO football. (Underclassmen)

In looking at a couple of the mock drafts we’re able to make some 2012 NFL draft projections for some of the stars of Northwest college football teams. Jason Green tells us LaMichael James, Chris Polk, Alameda Ta’amu, Cliff Harris, Joe Halahuni and more should get drafted…

Our Ducks insider Travis Koehler explains that even the second and third string players for the Oregon Ducks football team had no problems taking care of the Colorado Buffaloes in Pac 12 football this past weekend. No LaMichael James, no problem, no Darron Thomas no problem, enter Bryan Bennett, Kenjon Barner and Avery Patterson…

NWSB insider Jason Green tells us the Oregon Ducks face 3 good passing offenses in their next 3 games including Heisman favorite Stanford QB Andrew Luck on the road in 3 weeks. Now they have to do it without Ducks’ CB Cliff Harris, who was pulled over for driving 118 mph on Interstate 5, on a suspended license no less…